Corset-clasp



0. C. HASKELL. Corset-Clasp.

No. 225,520. Patented Mar. I6, 1880.

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N.PETRS. PHOTOMTHQGHAPNER. WASHINGTQN. 0&6,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORVILLE OrHASKELL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CORSET-CLASP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,520, dated March 16, 1880.

Applicatmn filed August 2, 1879.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE C. HAsKELL, of Chicago, in the county of Gool; and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corset-Olasps; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will ena-' ble others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to construct and make use of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of a corset embodying my improvement; Fig. 2, a view of one ofthe steels detached from the corset, showing the fastening devices, and Fig. 3 the reverse side ofthe same; Figs. 4 and 5, detail views of the fastening or locking devices as they appear when ready to be attached to the corsetsteels, and Fig. 6 a modification in the construction of the corset-steel.

The nature of this invention relates to an improvement in the means of fastening or secui-in g corsets or corset-steels together in front; and it consists in certain novel features and arrangement ofthe parts, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth in detail.

In referring to the drawings, A represents the corsetsteels, (which are of the ordinary form of construction,) and B a fastening device, which is attached to one of the corsetsteels, as shown inthe drawings. bis a hook on the fastening device B, and is formed integral therewith.

Gis a fastening device, composing one of the locking members, and is of the form and construction shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This member O is attached to the opposite corset-steel from the one to which the members B are secured, and is provided withl the shield a, all formed of one piece, and adapted for the reception of the hook l), thereby securing the parts together in the manner illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings. j

The shield a not alone adds strength and durability to the parts, but also prevents the wear and tear of the cloth covering the corset-steels and the up-and-down movement or play of the hook b when these parts are engaged.

The projecting points c of the locking members are turned at rightangles thereto, asl shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, and, when attached to the steels, these points are bent downward, and are made to securely clasp the steels. These lockingdevices may also be riveted to the steels, or attached in any other suitable manner.

It will Vbe seen that this arrangement presents a very level and iinished appearance to the corset, none of the locking parts showing any uneven surfaces or projections that will inconvenience the wearer or destroy that portion of the clothing lworn next to the corset.

One of the principalV features in this im provement is theconstruction of the lockingde vices so that they engage with the outside edge of the corset-steels. Thus the full strength of the material is obtained, and none of the parts can possibly give way under ordinary circumstances.

Fig. 6 represents a part of a corset-steel in a modified form, showing how the shield a might be dispensed with or have the shield set into the cut-out part of the steel, so as to come flush with the outer edge thereof, as represented at D.

I am aware f other devices attached to corset-steels for fastening the same; but many of them are very objectionable onaccount of having projecting parts, which are very inconvenient and rapidly wear out the clothing, and lack the strength and durability so necessary in this class of goods.

In my improvement I aim to obviate'these features in the manufacture'ofcorsets, and at the same time furnish a simple, convenient,

and effective fastening device possessing great strength and durable qualities.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a corset-clasp, the combination, with the corsetsteels A, of the fastening device B, having the hook b, constructed integral therewith, and the locking device O, provided with the shield a., adapted for the reception of the hook b, which engages with the same when the parts are locked together, substantially as described.

2. In a corset-clasp, the combination of the following members: the corset-steels A, the fastening device B, the hook b, the device C, and the shield a, when constructed, combined, and arranged as herein shown, and for the purpose described.

ORVILLE O. HASKELL.

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